Oman trainees explore Taiwan’s chip sector
When Nibras al Farsi was selected for semiconductor training, the field was largely unfamiliar to him.A communications and electronics engineering graduate from the University of T…
uqm Launches Design Competition for Trees Park.
DUQM: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) and Tatweer Duqm have launched a design competition for the “10,000 Trees Park”, inviting students from engineering colleges to subm…
Musandam Roads: Connecting a Region, Unlocking Investment
KHASAB: Musandam Governorate continues to implement and develop several road projects that form a key pillar in strengthening connectivity between the governorate’s wilayats and va…
OMIFCO, IGC to finalise gas deal for expansion
MUSCAT: Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) is engaged in intensive discussions with Integrated Gas Company (IGC), the state-run exclusive aggregator and supplier of natural gas…
Beyond the mist
For decades, Dhofar’s tourism story has been closely associated with one spectacular phenomenon: Khareef. Each summer, mist descends over the mountains, rain transforms the landsca…
After 30 years, Tupac Shakur’s killer found guilty
Former Los Angeles gang member Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty on Monday of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, closing one of America’s most notorious cold cases nearly…
A lasting Dolly Parton legacy: childhood literacy
To nine-year-old Zenaida, it was not Dolly Parton’s storied country music career that made her so remarkable.It was the entertainment icon’s beloved Imagination Library book donati…
A secret garden for pomegranate season
Hidden between two cliffs on Al Jabal Al Akhdhar, it is not a place one simply finds on Google Maps. From the road above, patches of green can be seen far below, divided into plots…
FFO backs Muscat’s first women’s health hospital
MUSCAT: Future Fund Oman (FFO) is backing the development of Muscat’s first hospital dedicated to women’s health, in what Oman Investment Authority (OIA) has described as a signifi…
From street names to supply chains, Canadians pull away from US as rift grows
OTTAWA: For more than 20 years, Diane Hosker has lived on Trump Avenue in Ottawa’s leafy west end, a neighborhood with New York City -themed street names including Central Park,…